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Lexicon :: Strong's H2686 - ḥāṣaṣ

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חָצַץ
Transliteration
ḥāṣaṣ
Pronunciation
khaw-tsats'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [compare חָצָה (H2673)]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 721,721c

Strong’s Definitions

חָצַץ châtsats, khaw-tsats'; a primitive root (compare H2673); also as denominative from H2671 properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow:—archer, × bands, cut off in the midst.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H2686 in the following manner: bands (1x), archers (1x), cut off in the midst (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H2686 in the following manner: bands (1x), archers (1x), cut off in the midst (1x).

  1. to divide

    1. (Qal) to divide

    2. (Piel) to divide

    3. (Pual) to be cut off, be finished

  2. to shoot arrows

    1. (Piel) archer (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָצַץ châtsats, khaw-tsats'; a primitive root (compare H2673); also as denominative from H2671 properly, to chop into, pierce or sever; hence, to curtail, to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow:—archer, × bands, cut off in the midst.
STRONGS H2686: Abbreviations
† I. חָצַן verb divide (Late Hebrew makes a partition; Assyrian ḫaṣâṣu, cut in two, ZimBP 24 n.; Ethiopic ሐጸጸ፡ curtail, diminish) —
Qal Participle חֹצֵץ intransitive Proverbs 30:27 of locusts כלו ויצא ח׳; i.e. dividing (themselves) into companies or swarms.
Pi. Participle מְחַצְצִים see II. חצץ.
Pu. Perfect מספר חדשׁיו חֻצָּ֑צוּ Job 21:21 the number of his months, they have been cut in two (figurative for curtailed).

† II. [חצץ] verb denominative only
Pi. Participle מְחַצְצִים Judges 5:11 archers (> those dividing spoil, since no object expressed and חלק more suitable for such meaning).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Judges

5:11

Job

21:21

Proverbs

30:27